Adult Literacy

Course Objectives:

• Review various scenarios in which plagiarism is violated, both knowingly and unknowingly.
• Examine what plagiarism is and what it is not.
• Define various types of intellectual property and their protection within copyright and fair use.
• Apply web research strategies that circumvent plagiarism.

Hours: 5

Course Objectives:

• Practice with the utility of a variety of digital media types and purposes.
• Analyze the role of distractors on comprehension in digital print.
• Turnkey understanding of Fair Use, Public domain, Creative Commons, attribution, and proper citation.
• Utilize digital literacy strategies as tools for academic growth.

Hours: 5

Course Objectives:

• Apply independent decision-making to develop a sense for timing when searching multiple applications on the World Wide Web.
• Analyze the role of effective scanning for successful research results.
• Investigate and practice with strategies that result in credible vs. non-credible information.

Hours: 5

Course Objectives:

• Improve comprehension of various text types (narrative, informational, etc.)
• Develop strategies for identifying main ideas and supporting details
• Enhance skills in making inferences and drawing conclusions
• Expand vocabulary and understanding of context clues
• Practice summarizing and paraphrasing texts

Hours: 5

Course Objectives:

• Acquire the skills to read with fluent speed and accuracy.
• Increase the ability to comprehend information with immediate recall.
• Scan for keywords and understand paragraph structure to read with fluency and accuracy.

Hours: 5

Course Objectives:

• Understand the basic principles of copyright law.
• Identify what can and cannot be copyrighted.
• Understand the rights of copyright holders.
• Recognize the limitations and exceptions to copyright, including Fair Use, Public Domain, and Creative Commons.
• Apply knowledge of copyright to create and use content legally in various contexts.

Hours: 5